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4.8

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2.4

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4.3

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This set is amazing. I truly do love this set! Lets start off with the car! The car (Lola) is supposed to be a 1960s corvette. When I was watching a review I saw the car and I was like that's a corvette and later on in the video the reviewer said it was a corvette! They nailed the design of the front of the car! And the other angles look pretty great to besides the back. The back of the car doesn't even look to bad just not perfect. when I saw the car first I didn't even know it could be turned into a hovercar! The front grill, has Lola on it and it is a printed piece! that's awesome. the hardest part was applying stickers to the inside of the wheel arches. those stickers were for when you make the car hover so it looks more realistic! I really do like the car. the mech is amazing it has a large menicing appearance that just looks amazing! the minifigures itself is also amazing they put a lot of printing on his torso and legs. the mech has a stud shooter than uses a gear so the stud shooter which holds six studs shoots very fast! There are only a few stickers on the mech.
The good
1 playability is amazing
2 The set is great for display also
3 car fits in great with my other cars
4 I love mechs and this one is no exception
5 very attentive to detail on the minifigs.
The bad
1 Because the car has the hover version it can be hard to drive sometimes (it gets stuck)
2 The minifigs helmets do not open
the negatives are not severe you can switch out the helmets and also the car does not get stuck to much! Overall I think they did a great job on this set I am a huge fan of this set and marvel!

While the attention for this season might be on the enormous sets, pushing the bounds of 1000 pieces (of which I've already built several this year), this set on the other hand comes in at a meager 377 pieces. That said, what Lego managed to do with that few pieces is quite amazing. You get 3 figures, a mech/robot, and a flying car.
The design of both models is fantastic. The mech comes in an attractive american color scheme of dark red and dark blue. Unlike many Lego set mechs the knee joints actually work. There are no ankle joints however, but the working knee joints still make posing fun. The mech design is simple but effective and I learned some good techniques building it. It's also a sturdy model. I've yet to knock any parts off, though the "fins" sticking out the back are easy to knock out of exact position.
The flying car is also an excellent design. This isn't the first model to include the play feature of being able to turn the wheels horizontal to represent flying, but it's still just as neat a feature as when it first showed up on a set. The car has, again, a great american inspired Cadillac look. Like the mech, the model is sturdy and the only "damage" I've managed to do was to knock the figure loose since I have it posed with the gun sticking about as seen on the box.
And if that wasn't enough, there's an Iron Man mini figure thrown in too.
Hands down, this is one of the best valued sets for the season. My son was near obsessed with the flying car and I have placed the mech on semi-permanent display. At $30 (less at a certain retailer that has rollback prices), it's a no-brainer to make as your next purchase.

Like others my main draw to this set was finally having a minifigure of Phil Coulson, and his car was a great bonus, though as another said the switches on the back do feel out of place, I may try to amend this myself with a couple ideas I have.
I was surprised at how much I liked building Detroit Steel, the thing feels like a clunky piece of military hardware, different from the more elegant tech Tony Starkbuilds, plus it's my first set with a gatling blaster. Not a HUGE fan of the buzz saw, but hey, still nice.
For Agent Coulson I wish he was a bit more detailed, but I'm just happy to finally have a figure of him.
The Iron Man figure, to be honest I don't care for it, I get that it's based on the comics, but I really don't like the helm, I definitely prefer the more detailed ones that open, but I do like the bright colors and the energy flingers are cool.
Gotta say I also like Justin Hammer, both of his faces seem as arrogant as he is and his armor has some nice detail on it.
I'm also glad hair pieces were included for both Tony and Justin.
I'd say grab this set even if you only want it for everyone's favorite S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and his iconic car.

I'll be honest, the only reason I bought this set originally was for Agent Coulson and Lola. The Coulson minifigure is great, and I love that more characters are getting their own minifigures. Lola (the car) is well-detailed, and it can fit right in with any other Lego cars you may have rolling around.
What impressed me most, however, was Detroit Steel. I have not bought any set that included a mech in a few years and wow! The Detroit Steel mech is awesome. It has great points of articulation and balances easily. If I had to provide a con, I would say the shoulder-armor pieces pop off depending on how you rotate the arms, but I don't see that as an issue. I'm not a fan of the six-stud shooter, so I cobbled together a different gun for him to carry.
For any Marvel fans, I highly recommend this!